Authors Purpose
Main Idea
Point of View
Figurative Language
Mood Vs. Tone
100

What are the three main reasons an author writes?

To inform, to persuade, or to entertain

100

What is the main idea of a text?

The central point or most important message

100

What is the definition of point of view?

The perspective from which a story is told

100

The waffle was as hard as a rock

Simile

100

What is the “mood” of a story?

The feeling the reader gets from the story

200

If an author writes a news article explaining the effects of pollution, what is their purpose?

To inform

200

How long is the main idea?

1-2 Sentences 

200

What point of view uses “I,” “me,” and “my”?

First person

200

What is a simile?

A comparison using “like” or “as”

200

What is the “tone” of a story?

The author’s attitude toward the subject

300

A commercial for a new video game is written to make people buy it. What is the author’s purpose?

To persuade

300

What helps explain or prove the main idea?

Supporting Details

300

What point of view uses “he,” “she,” and “they”  

Third-person

300

What is a metaphor?

A direct comparison without “like” or “as”

300

What words in a text help you identify tone or mood?

Descriptive words, imagery, and figurative language

400

A funny comic strip about a talking cat that gets into trouble has what author’s purpose?

To entertain

400

Where can you find the possible main idea?

In the title, the sub-headings, the topic sentence, or the conclusion

400

What point of view uses characters names?

Third Person

400

“The leaves danced in the wind” is what kind of figurative language?

Personification

400

If an author writes, “The teacher smiled proudly at her hardworking students,” what is the tone?

Positive or approving

500

An author writes an essay convincing readers to recycle more. What details support their purpose?

Facts, statistics, and strong opinions about recycling’s benefits

500

What is the difference between a topic and a main idea?

The topic is what it’s about; the main idea is what the author says about it

500

What point of view directly addresses the reader using “you”?

Second person

500

The sun was a penny in the sky.

Metaphor

500

If a story describes “dark clouds rolling in and thunder rumbling in the distance,” what mood does this create for the reader?


A gloomy, tense, or foreboding mood